Where does “rentă” come from?
rentă (Romanian) comes from French rente, from Old French rente, from Medieval Latin rendita, from Latin rendō, from Latin reddō, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti — to give.
rentă (Romanian): annuity, rent
Definitions
- annuity, rent
Ancestry of “rentă”, step by step
rentă traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French rente
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | rente | annuity; benefit; pension; private income |
| 2 | Old French | rente | income |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | rendita | — |
| 4 | Latin | rendō | — |
| 5 | Latin | reddō | to give back, return, restore |
| 6 | Latin | dō | to give |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via French renter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | renter | to endow |